Brush holder for receptacles



Filed Oct. 2, 1940 Patented Oct. 21, 1941 Elmarion S. Dunton, Woodland, Calif.

Application October 2, 1940, Serial No. 359,443

2 Claims.

This invention relates to devices for use by painters, paperhangers and the like, for supporting a brush when the same is not in use, the device being designed to have as its primary purpose the support of a paint brush or a paste brush in position above the edge of a paint or paste bucket so that the drippings from the brush will flow back into the bucket and so that the brush when not in use will be maintained in a position in which it may be conveniently grasped for use. 7

Another object of the invention is to provide in association with a pail or bucket a brush supporting body which is so disposed that the brush will rest on its side with the ends of the bristles pressing against the bottom of the support, which bottom is perforated or otherwise formed to facilitate the easy flow or passage of fluid from the brush bristles back into the bucket.

Another object of the invention is to provide in a device of the above described characterfa support which is built into the wall of the bucket so that it will be firmly maintained in position and all possibility of it becoming loose or moving out of working position is avoided.

The invention will be best understood from a consideration of the following detailed description taken in connection with the accompanying drawing forming part of this specification, with the understanding, however, that the invention is not to be confined to any strict conformity with the showing of the drawing but may be changed or modified so long as such changes or modifications mark no material departure from the salient features of the invention as expressed in the appended claims.

In the drawing- Figure 1 is a view in perspective of a'bucket or pail having associated therewith a brush holder in accordance with the present invention.

Figure 2 is a view in top plan on an enlarged scale of the structure shown in Figure 1.

Figure 3 is a sectional view on the line 3- -3 of Figure 2.

Referring now more particularly to the drawing, the numeral I generally designates a pail or bucket having a handle 2 pivotally attached thereto.

In carrying out the present invention the side wall of the bucket is cut down from the top edge, as indicated at 3 in Figure 1, from two points along the edge of the bucket and to a predetermined depth, thus forming a cutout or recess in the top edge of the bucket wall.

having a bottom 5, opposite side walls 6 and an inner edge wall or foot wall I. The width of this tray is such that it will snugly position in the cutout of the bucket wall, the side walls 6 of the tray being disposed against the edges 3 of the cutout bucket wall portion. The bottom 5 of the tray rests against the edge 8 which forms the bottom of the cutout portion in the wall of the bucket and this edge 8 is secured to the tray wall 5 by soldering or welding, as indicated at 9, and the tray walls 6 are likewise secured to the edges 3. As shown in Figure 3, the tray is disposed at an angle across the wall of the bucket and a substantial portion of the tray lies Within the bucket while the remaining portion extends upwardly and outwardly therefrom above the top thereof. Thus the foot wall 1 of the tray is disposed entirely within the bucket. This foot wall is provided with a plurality of apertures Ill and the side walls 6 are tilted or inclined outwardly slightly, as shown in Figure 3, so that their inner ends are free from the ends of the foot wall I forming the spaces I I between such walls. These spaces, together with the apertures l0, provide means for paint, paste or whatever other fluid material is being used with a brush, to flow from the bristles of the brush when the brush is laid in the tray, back into the pail.

From the foregoing it will be readily apparent that the device herein disclosed provides means for conveniently supporting a paint brush or paste brush when the same is not desired for immediate use, such means supporting the brush at an angle making it convenient for the user to pick up the brush easily when it is needed or for laying the brush aside after he is through with it. Since the brush substantially stands upon its bristles on the foot wall 1 it will be seen that the fluid held by the bristles will readily flow off through the apertures I0 and through the openings ll back into the pail or bucket and that both the pail and the brush will be kept in a neat condition.

I claim: I

1. A device of the character described, comprising a receptacle, and a brush supporting tray secured at an angle across the top edge of the side Wall of the receptacle, a portion of said tray extending downwardly into the receptacle, said tray including a bottom wall, side walls, and a foot wall, the foot wall extending across the lower part of the tray perpendicular to the bottom wall and within the receptacle and having The numeral 4 generally designates a tray apertures therethrough by which fluid may pass back into the receptacle from a brush disposed in the tray.

2. A device of the character described, comprising a receptacle having a side wall, said side wall having a recess cut therein from the top edge, a tray disposed across the top wall and within said recess and disposed at an inclination to extend partially downwardly into the receptacle, said tray having an apertured wall across the lower part thereof, the tray further including spaced side Walls which are inclined outwardly and which at their lower ends are spaced from the adjacent ends of the foot wall providing corner drainage openings.

ELMARION S. DU'NTON. 

